Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord, and there has come to me a Mercy (Prophethood) from Him, who then can help me against Allâh, if I were to disobey Him? Then you increase me not but in loss.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَqālaHe said
يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumDo you see
إِنinif
كُنتُkuntuI am
عَلَىٰʿalāon
بَيِّنَةٍۢbayyinatina clear proof
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّىrabbīmy Lord
وَءَاتَىٰنِىwaātānīand He has given me
مِنْهُmin'hufrom Him
رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatana Mercy
فَمَنfamanthen who
يَنصُرُنِىyanṣurunī(can) help me
مِنَminaagainst
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
إِنْinif
عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖʿaṣaytuhuI (were to) disobey Him
فَمَاfamāSo not
تَزِيدُونَنِىtazīdūnanīyou would increase me
غَيْرَghayrabut
تَخْسِيرٍۢtakhsīrin(in) loss
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(Ayah 63) ➊ { قَالَيٰقَوْمِاَرَءَيْتُمْاِنْكُنْتُ … :} Its explanation has been seen before in the story of Hud (peace be upon him) before these verses. By {’’مِنْهُرَحْمَةً ‘‘} is meant prophethood. ➋ { اِنْعَصَيْتُهٗ:} That is, if I am negligent in conveying His message to you, then who will save me from His grasp? ➌ {غَيْرَتَخْسِيْرٍ:} That is, if I leave the path of monotheism and adopt the path of polytheism, then not only will you not be able to save me from Allah's punishment, but because of you my crime will increase even more, and Allah Almighty will give me double punishment for knowingly choosing the path of polytheism at your behest. {’’خَسِرَيَخْسَرُخُسْرَانًا ‘‘} (A) To suffer loss and { ’’ خَسَّرَيُخَسِّرُتَخْسِيْرًا ‘‘ } (Taf'il) To cause loss.
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63. 1 بِیْنَۃٍ refers to that faith and conviction which Allah Almighty grants to the Prophet, and mercy refers to prophethood, as has already been explained earlier. 63. 2 Disobedience here would be if I were to stop calling you towards the truth and the worship of Allah alone, as you desire. 63. 3 That is, if I do so, you cannot benefit me in any way; rather, in this way, you will only increase my loss and harm.
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63. Salih replied, "O my people! Tell me, if I am upon a clear proof from my Lord and He has granted me mercy from Himself (prophethood), then who would help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? You would only increase me in loss [75]."
[75] The real demand of the deniers from Salihؑ was that he should not defame the religion of their forefathers and should return to it, and not be a cause of trouble for them. In response, he said that his conscience had never accepted what they said and did, and now Allah had granted him prophethood so that he may convey His message to the people. If he were to accept their demand, firstly, he would become a criminal in the sight of Allah, from whose grasp no one could save him, and secondly, he would suppress the voice of his own conscience and suffer loss from every side. He said he could never do such a thing.